NY Thruway crash in Greene County kills 2

NEW BALTIMORE, N.Y. -- A Coxsackie man and a woman from Ontario, Canada, were killed early Friday when the man's car, going the wrong way on the Thruway, crashed into a minivan, police said.

Julian F. With, 43, of Coxsackie, and Carol F. Dion, 50, of Stony Creek, Ontario, were killed in the accident, which happened about 1 a.m. at mile marker 124.5 on the Thruway in Greene County, according to state police.

Police said their investigation found With was driving a Ford sedan northbound in the southbound lanes of the Thruway when he crashed head-on with a Ford minivan driven by Karen N. Weller, 39, of Hamilton, Ontario. Police said With and Dion, a front-seat passenger in Weller's vehicle, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Weller and a second passenger in her vehicle, 4-month-old Tajaye T. Weller, were taken to Albany Medical Center by Coxsackie Rescue and were being treated for injuries, police said. A hospital spokeswoman told The Associated Press the baby was in serious condition.

Greene County Coroner Russell Davis took the remains of the two people who died to St. Peter's Hospital in Albany for autopsies, police said.

The reason With was driving the wrong way on the Thruway and where he entered the highway still were under investigation, police said.

The New Baltimore Fire Department, Ravena Rescue Squad and Greene Paramedics assisted at the scene.